Name: Kevin
Current City: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Member since: 2011
Getting to know Kevin:
Q. Why did you join the Official NASCAR Fan Council?
“I viewed it as a tremendous opportunity to provide input and feedback to NASCAR for the sport that so many of us enjoy every week. I value that NASCAR takes input from the fans and Fan Council and does a wonderful job making the sport truly enjoyable whether fans are able to go to a race in person or watch on TV.”
Q. How did you first become interested in NASCAR?
“I was 11 years old and flipping through the channels and I saw this car race on. I stopped flipping the channels and decided to watch because it caught my attention and looked cool. I watched the race until the end and have been hooked on NASCAR ever since. I have always loved cars and racing and things that go fast and wanted to see what this sport was all about.”
Q. What makes NASCAR special for you?
“It is an amazing sport, first of all. NASCAR and the racing community as a whole is a family. We’re just one big family and I feel like I am part of that family. When I go to a race I always meet the most amazing people who are just like me. They love this sport and are hardworking people. It is our passion and enjoyment. The fans are the most amazing people you will ever meet. NASCAR is such a fan-friendly sport, more than any other sport out there and that’s so amazing. NASCAR does so much for their fans, the military and the community and you won’t find that with any other sport.”
Q: Do you have any favorite NASCAR memories or traditions?
“The Iowa Race on Father’s Day weekend June 2016. My Dad has had “attend a NASCAR Race” on his “bucket list” for a number of years and I got to take him to the NASCAR Camping World Truck and NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Iowa Speedway for Father’s Day this year.”
Q: Do you have a favorite in any of the following categories?
Driver: “Dale Earnhardt Jr.”
Track: “Talladega”
Memorabilia: “I have a number of Dale Sr. and Dale Jr. framed pictures, and I’ve been yelled at for getting another 88 Hauler for the display rack. At the March 2007 Bristol Race, I actually was able to get Rutledge Wood to sign my prized Dale Jr. baseball cap that is now a segment of “my favorite” collectibles.”
Q: If you could go to any NASCAR race/track, where would you go?
“I have to go to Daytona.“
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
“NASCAR, hunting, fishing — definitely in that order.”
Q: Tell us about your family. Do you have children and/or pets?
“My wife is a Carl Edwards fan, my oldest daughter is a Kasey Kahne fan, my youngest daughter is a Jamie McMurray fan. (Yes — we covered the gamut of race car numbers when we attended races.)”
Q: What’s your dream car?
“1969 Camaro”
Q: If you could go anywhere in the world on a dream vacation, where would you want to go?
“Daytona 500, Talladega Race (either the Spring or Fall), or Bristol (Spring Race).”
From all of us at NASCAR, we thank Kevin for his continued support and look forward to hearing from him in 2017.